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title: "Dunbars Close, Edinburgh — GetMap"
description: "A formal garden hides behind the Royal Mile. The Royal Mile gives way to a concealed garden styled after a 17th-century close. Stone walls, clipped…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJ_xOyFojHh0gRA4CnWGIdJwY
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# Dunbars Close

A formal garden hides behind the Royal Mile

Nature · 🇬🇧 Edinburgh · one place, one stop

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The Royal Mile gives way to a concealed garden styled after a 17th-century close. Stone walls, clipped hedges and narrow paths divide the small space into ordered green rooms, keeping the street just beyond its entrance.

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